Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2909
Legislation Overview
Title: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2023
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To address the importation and proliferation of machinegun conversion devices.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Last Action Date: April 26, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2909/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1319
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Abigail Spanberger (D); Sean Casten (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Joseph Neguse (D); Daniel Goldman (D); Julia Brownley (D); Scott Peters (D); Henry Johnson (D); Sylvia Garcia (D); Mary Gay Scanlon (D); Becca Balint (D); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Elizabeth Fletcher (D); Judy Chu (D); Delia Ramirez (D); Jake Auchincloss (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Haley Stevens (D); Jasmine Crockett (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Terri Sewell (D); Greg Landsman (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (22 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 26, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 26, 2023 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Apr 26, 2023 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 5 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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